• iegod@lemm.ee
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    6 months ago

    I want shorter games, on average. 10-20 hour completion times would be right up my alley.

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      6 months ago

      I blame Far Cry 3 for this proliferation of open world bobbins. So much shit to do and almost none of it is worth doing.

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        6 months ago

        I tried to play borderlands 2 and I was moving happily through the main story when I realized I was way, way under-levelled for the next part. I then realized I needed to go do half a dozen of the 30 or so fetch quests I had ignored up to that point. I did not continue playing Borderlands 2

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          6 months ago

          You were more patient than me. I lasted about an hour of it. I just don’t think FPS gameplay and RPG stats gel at all well. Can’t stand Destiny for the exact same reason.

          Call me a traditionalist, but I expect enemies that take bullets to the face to do the decent thing and drop down dead, rather than just take very slightly more damage.

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            6 months ago

            for my own gaming purposes i would agree, but i have seen my son do some very interesting stuff with borderlands 2 and payday 2 builds.

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              6 months ago

              Borderlands is great because you can just break the math. Like these skills and this perk and this gun synergize in such a way that any enemy explodes if you look at them sideways.

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            6 months ago

            I enjoyed Fallout 3. But I agree with the general point. RPG/FPS’ rarely gel.

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            6 months ago

            That’s why Shadow Warrior 2 was so disappointing after the first reboot. Reboot was an updated fps thay even managed to make the sword melee relevant through the whole game. 2nd one was a bullet spongy mess

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        6 months ago

        Halo: Infinite was fun the first time around, but on replays, I just want to get to the story events.

        I also can’t play the open world parts on my PC. Somehow looks worst any of the retro or retro revival titles I play with single digit frame rates.

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          6 months ago

          lol, replays of any Halo game past Reach? You’re funny. I could barely get through Infinite the first time. At least it was better than 5, but so is a turd sandwich.